But the world has always been skeptical about this. Did Li Zhen die of illness? To determine the cause of his death, we must determine his tomb. As long as we can find Li's real grave, we can draw a conclusion about whether Li died of natural causes. So, where is Li buried?
According to historical records, Li's cemetery is in Yuyuantan village, Haidian District, Beijing. Enjizhuang is located in the west of Balizhuang, just west of the famous Yong 'an Wanshou Pagoda.
1966 When the tomb was robbed in August, it was said that a sapphire on the crown of Li was worth 42,000 silver, and there was a sparkling ruby in the coffin. In addition to these rare treasures, people have discovered a mystery: in Li's coffin, there is only a solitary skull and a three-foot coffin, but there is no body in the coffin, only a robe and boots, and there is not even a skeleton except the skull. From Li's death to 1966, it was only more than 50 years. If Li's tomb was stolen, why were those priceless gold and silver jewels not stolen, but his bones stolen? It should be noted that the remains of a eunuch who has been dead for many years are worthless to grave robbers. It can be inferred that Li was probably beheaded and died.
According to the introduction of Eunuch Encyclopedia, there are three ways for Li to be beheaded.
There is a saying that Li was assassinated. According to Jiang Chaozong's records, Jiang Chaozong (1861-kloc-0/943) Shi Yao, formerly known as Yu Cheng, was born in Jiangcun, Jingde County, Anhui Province, and lived in "Ma bu" or horse stance just look town in Lu 'an Prefecture (now Jinzhai County). He is an important figure in the northern warlords. China politician. 19 12 served as Beijing infantry commander and general Jin feng Di Wei; 19 16 was made a first-class baron by Yuan Shikai. His son Jiang Baocang said that one day, Jiang Chaozong invited Li to dinner. After Li's old age, although he had a bad reputation, he could not go out. However, because Jiang Chaozong had interceded for him and saved him from property losses, Li was extremely grateful to Jiang Chaozong. He went to the banquet on time. After the banquet, Li met a robber and was killed when passing through Houhai. On the way, the coachman and his entourage rushed home to report that the Li family also sent people to Houhai to look for it. At dawn, only Li's head was found, and the body was gone, which may have been thrown into Houhai. In order not to leak the news, the Li family claimed that Li died of illness.
In other words, Li died in another place. It is said that Li has a niece who married in Shandong. After leaving the palace, Li went to Shandong to visit his niece and visited Mount Tai by the way. On my way back to Beijing, I came to the junction of Shandong and Hebei and was killed. The two attendants were so frightened that they didn't transport the body back, but only cut their heads and shipped it back to Beijing. When people are sent to look for the body in the future, it has disappeared, so when they are buried, they just put their heads in coffins.
There is also a saying that after Li left the Forbidden City, he lost his former prestige and power. Looking back on that year, he felt a little depressed and uneasy. He slipped out of Beijing to pay homage to the dead of his master, Empress Dowager Cixi, and was killed on his way back to Beijing.
In addition to the records in Zhanggong Eunuch Encyclopedia, the author thinks there is another saying that Li was killed by Xiao. Zhang Xiaode (1876-1957), born in Guangxu in the second year, surnamed Zhang Mingxiangzhai, was born in Guantun, Lu Nan, Jinghai County, Tianjin, and was the last eunuch in the late Qing Dynasty. Xiao is a confidant and often encourages the investigation of Li. It can be speculated that Li was most likely killed by Xiao.
The dawn of Li's tomb shattered Li's lie of "dying well". At this point, people can basically assert that Li's final outcome is to die a natural death. As for why, where and by whom he was killed, it is still an unsolved mystery.